UK PM Starmer: I intend to fight any challenge to my leadership

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to fight any leadership challenge, while former health minister Wes Streeting is prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace him.

​British Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer ‌said on ​Wednesday he would fight any leadership challenge, ‌adding that he believed any such contest would be "a bad thing" for the country. Former ‌British health minister Wes Streeting ‌told the BBC on Tuesday he would be prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest ⁠to ​replace ⁠Keir Starmer as prime minister as soon ⁠as next week.

"If there is a challenge, ​I intend to fight in any ⁠challenge to my leadership," Starmer told the BBC ⁠at ​the G7 summit in Evian, France. "I don't think there should ⁠be a challenge, because I think that is ⁠a ⁠bad thing for the country."